2016 NFL Postseason Media Guide

WILD CARD PLAYOFFS2:46 to play and moments later lofted a 25-yard touchdown pass to A.J. Green. Hill was stopped on the twopoint conversion attempt, but the Bengals led 16-15with 1:50 to play. On the first play after the kickoff,Burfict intercepted Jones’ pass at the Steelers’ 26. Onthe next play, Shazier and Jones forced Hill to fumble,and Ross Cockrell recovered at the Steelers’ 9. Roethlisberger came back into the game with 1:23 to play andcompleted four passes to reach the Steelers’ 41 with 28seconds left. Faced with fourth-and-3, Brown caught a12-yard pass. On the next play, with 22 second left, apass down the middle for Brown was incomplete, butBurfict was flagged for unnecessary roughness andAdam Jones also received an unsportsmanlike penalty.The ball moved to the Bengals’ 17 after 30 yards inpenalties, and Boswell made a 35-yard field goal with14 seconds to play to complete Pittsburgh’s rally.Roethlisberger was 18 of 31 for 229 yards and 1 touchdown. Brown had 7 catches for 119 yards. McCarronwas 23 of 41 for 212 yards and 1 touchdown, with 1 interception.Pittsburgh6093 — 18Cincinnati00016 — 16Pitt— FG Boswell 39Pitt— FG Boswell 30Pitt— FG Boswell 34Pitt— Bryant 10 pass from Roethlisberger(pass failed)Cin— Hill 1 run (Nugent kick)Cin— FG Nugent 36Cin— Green 25 pass from McCarron (run failed)Pitt— FG Boswell 35KANSAS CITY 30, HOUSTON 0—Knile Davis returnedthe opening kickoff 106 yards for a touchdown and theChiefs’ defense forced 5 turnovers en route to the franchise’s first postseason win in 22 years. The Chiefs,who reached the postseason thanks to winning theirlast 10 regular season games, took the quick 7-0 leadwith Davis registering the second-longest kickoff returnin postseason history. Allen Bailey sacked Brian Hoyerlate in the first quarter and forced a fumble that was recovered by Dontari Poe, which set up Cairo Santos’ 49yard field goal. The Chiefs expanded the lead to 13-0 onthe next possession, but the Texans drove to the Chiefs’3-yard line. On second-and-goal Josh Mauga intercepted Hoyer’s pass in the end zone to thwart the drive. TheChiefs used a methodical 94-yard drive in the thirdquarter, capped by Alex Smith’s 9-yard pass to ChrisConley, to increase the lead to 20-0. After forcing another Texans’ punt, Smith connected with Travis Kelcefor a 48-yard pass play to set up Spencer Ware’s 5-yardtouchdown run on the first play of the fourth quarter.Bailey sacked Hoyer on fourth down at the Chiefs’ 29 tohelp maintain the shutout. On the Texans’ next possession, Sean Smith intercepted Hoyer’s pass to set upSantos’ third field goal with 3:59 remaining. Smith was17 of 22 for 190 yards with 1 touchdown and 1 interception. Kelce had 8 receptions for 128 yards. Hoyerwas 15 of 34 for 136 yards, with 4 interceptions.Kansas City76710 — 30Houston0000 — 0KC— Davis 106 kickoff return (Santos kick)KC— FG Santos 49KC— FG Santos 49KC— Conley 9 pass from Smith (Santos kick)KC— Ware 5 run (Santos kick)KC— FG Santos 332014INDIANAPOLIS 26, CINCINNATI 10—Andrew Luckpassed for 376 yards and the Colts’ defense allowed just254 yards as Indianapolis won a Wild Card Game for thesecond consecutive season. The Colts opened thegame with a 71-yard touchdown drive, but the Bengalstied the game late in the first quarter when Andy Daltonconnected on a 26-yard pass to Rex Burkhead on thirdand-4 to set up Jeremy Hill’s 1-yard game-tying scoringrun. The Colts kicked a pair of field goals to take a 13-7lead and drove into Bengals’ territory late in the first halfbut Darqueze Dennard forced Daniel Herron to fumbleand Reggie Nelson recovered. The turnover set up MikeNugent’s 57-yard field goal just before halftime to pullwithin 13-10. Luck’s 36-yard touchdown pass to DonteMoncrief deep down the right sideline increased thelead to 20-10 in the middle of the third quarter. AdamVinatieri added field goals on the next two drives for a26-10 lead with 11:31 remaining. The Bengals did notcross midfield for the next eight and half minutes, and ontheir first play inside Colts’ territory of the fourth quarterJerrell Freeman forced Dalton to fumble. Montori Hughesrecovered the fumble with 2:47 to play. Luck was 31 of44 for 376 yards and 1 touchdown. Herron had 10 catches for 85 yards and T.Y. Hilton hauled in 6 receptions for103 yards. Dalton was 18 of 35 for 155 yards.Cincinnati7300 — 10Indianapolis76103 — 26Ind— Herron 2 run (Vinatieri kick)Cin— Hill 1 run (Nugent kick)Ind— FG Vinatieri 38Ind— FG Vinatieri 29Cin— FG Nugent 57Ind— Moncrief 36 pass from Luck (Vinatieri kick)Ind— FG Vinatieri 22Ind— FG Vinatieri 53BALTIMORE 30, PITTSBURGH 17—Joe Flaccopassed for 2 touchdowns and the Ravens’ defenseforced three turnovers as Baltimore won a postseasongame for the sixth time in seven seasons. BernardPierce’s 5-yard run early in the second quarter cappedan 80-yard drive and gave Baltimore a 7-3 lead. Theteams then traded field goals before Shaun Suisham’s47-yard kick with 37 seconds left in the half pulled Pittsburgh to within one point, 10-9, at halftime. The Ravensscored on each of their first two second-half possessions. Torrey Smith’s 17-yard catch on third-and-14 setup Justin Tucker’s second field goal, and Steve Smith’s40-yard reception came on the first play of a drive thatended with Torrey Smith’s 11-yard scoring grab for a20-9 lead with 4:13 left in the third quarter. Baltimoreforced another punt and was driving but Justin Forsettfumbled and Stephon Tuitt recovered. Two plays laterBen Roethlisberger completed a 6-yard touchdownpass to Martavis Bryant. Pittsburgh went for the 2-pointconversion but the pass for Antonio Brown was intercepted by Matt Elam to allow the Ravens to maintain a20-15 lead. After Tucker’s 52-yard field goal extendedthe advantage to eight points, Terrell Suggs interceptedRoethlisberger’s pass and Flacco completed a 21-yardtouchdown pass to Crockett Gillmore on the next playfor a 30-15 lead with 7:56 to play. Shamarko Thomasblocked Sam Koch’s punt out of the end zone for a safety with 1:56 to play, but on the ensuing drive DarianStewart recovered a fumble at the Steelers’ 45 with 55seconds left to end the final threat. Flacco was 18 of 29for 259 yards and 2 touchdowns. Steve Smith had 5catches for 101 yards. Roethlisberger was 31 of 45 for334 yards and 1 touchdown, with 2 interceptions.Brown had 9 catches for 117 yards.Baltimore0101010 — 30Pittsburgh3608 — 17Pitt — FG Suisham 45Balt — Pierce 5 run (Tucker kick)Pitt — FG Suisham 22Balt — FG Tucker 28Pitt — FG Suisham 47Balt — FG Tucker 45Balt — T. Smith 11 pass from Flacco (Tucker kick)Pitt — Bryant 6 pass from Roethlisberger (passfailed)Balt — FG Tucker 52Balt — Gillmore 21 pass from Flacco (Tucker kick)Pitt — Safety, S. Thomas blocked punt out of end zone2013SAN DIEGO 27, CINCINNATI 10—The Chargers’ defenseforced 4 turnovers and the offense rushed for 196 yards asSan Diego won its first postseason game since 2007. In thefirst half the Bengals outgained the Chargers 226-122yards, with 86 of the Chargers’ yards coming on one touchdown drive. The Bengals had a chance to take the lead latein the first half, but Donald Butler tackled Giovanni Bernardfrom behind at the Chargers’ 4-yard line and Richard Marshall recovered the fumble. The Bengals did force a puntand Mike Nugent kicked a 46-yard field goal as the half expired for a 10-7 lead. The Chargers’ defense forced a puntto begin the second half, and Philip Rivers completed all 6pass attempts on a 10-play, 80-yard drive capped by Ladarius Green’s 4-yard leaping touchdown catch, for a 14-10lead. Andy Dalton fumbled three plays later and Jamie Addae recovered at the Bengals’ 46, setting up a Nick Novakfield goal. Three plays later, Shareece Wright intercepted apass to set up another Novak field goal for a 20-10 lead early in the fourth quarter. Melvin Ingram intercepted a pass tothwart Cincinnati’s ensuing possession. The Bengals twicedrove to the Chargers’ 40, but Dalton’s fourth down passes fell incomplete. Ronnie Brown scored from 58 yards outwith 2:17 remaining to finish the scoring. Rivers was 12 of16 for 128 yards and 1 touchdown. Dalton completed 29 of51 pass attempts for 334 yards and 1 touchdown, with 2 interceptions. Marvin Jones had 8 receptions for 130 yards.San Diego701010 — 27Cincinnati01000 — 10SD— Woodhead 5 run (Novak kick)Cin— Gresham 4 pass from Dalton (Nugent kick)Cin— FG Nugent 46SD— Green 4 pass from Rivers (Novak kick)SD— FG Novak 25SD— FG Novak 23SD— Brown 58 run (Novak kick)INDIANAPOLIS 45, KANSAS CITY 44—The Indianapolis Colts rallied from a 28-point second-half deficitto post second greatest comeback in postseason history. The Colts trailed 38-10 with 13:39 left in the thirdquarter before the offense scored touchdowns on fiveof its next six possessions and the defense allowed just2 field goals. The teams combined for 1,049 yards butthe Colts won despite committing 4 turnovers and onlyforcing one. The Kansas City Chiefs scored on their firstfive possessions, with four of the five drives covering atleast 73 yards and two of which consumed more than 6minutes, 45 seconds off the clock, en route to a 31-10halftime lead. Kansas City did this despite losing theAFC’s leading rusher, Jamaal Charles, to injury in thefirst series. Husain Abdullah then intercepted AndrewLuck’s first pass of the second half to set up Knile Davis’4-yard touchdown run for a 38-10 lead with 13:39 remaining in the third quarter. Indianapolis answeredquickly with Luck’s 46-yard pass to Da’Rick Rogersleading to Donald Brown’s 10-yard touchdown run.Robert Mathis then forced Kansas City’s lone turnover,stripping Alex Smith of the ball and Khiry Sheppard recovering at the Chiefs’ 41. Brown scored five plays later to cut the deficit to 38-24 with 7:32 left in the thirdquarter. The Colts’ defense forced a three-and-out, butAbdullah’s second interception of the half set up RyanSuccop’s 42-yard field goal for a 41-24 Kansas City leadwith 4:12 left in the third quarter. Undaunted, Luck completed passes of 25 yards to Brown and 30 yards toLaVon Brazill to setup Coby Fleener’s 12-yard touchdown catch to pull the Colts to within 10 points with 2:31remaining in the third quarter. Davis suffered an injuryon the Chiefs’ next possession, and Smith barely overthrew third-string running back Cyrus Gray early in thefourth quarter, leading to a punt. The Colts began attheir own 10-yard line and drove to the Chiefs’ 2. Onsecond-and-goal Eric Berry forced Brown to fumble.The ball bounced to Luck, who vaulted over the pile into the end zone for a 5-yard touchdown to cut the leadto 41-38 with 10:38 to play. The Chiefs drove and Succop kicked a 43-yard field goal with 5:36 remaining, butfour plays later Luck completed a 64-yard touchdownpass to T.Y. Hilton deep down the middle for a 45-44lead with 4:21 to play. The Colts scored 35 points in 22minutes, 26 seconds. The Chiefs drove to the Colts’ 43,where Smith’s fourth-and-11 pass for Dwayne Bowewas caught just out of bounds with 1:55 left, completingthe comeback for the Colts. Luck was 29 of 45 for 443yards and 4 touchdowns, with 3 interceptions. Hiltonhad 13 catches for 224 yards, the third-most in NFLpostseason history. Smith was 30 of 46 for 378 yards and4 touchdowns. Bowe had 8 receptions for 150 yards.Kansas City1021103 — 44Indianapolis732114 — 45KC— Bowe 6 pass from Smith (Succop kick)Ind— Hilton 10 pass from Luck (Vinatieri kick)KC— FG Succop 19KC— Avery 79 pass from Smith (Succop kick)KC— Sherman 5 pass from Smith (Succop kick)Ind— FG Vinatieri 377

WILD CARD ��——Davis 4 run (Succop kick)Davis 10 pass from Smith (Succop kick)Brown 10 run (Vinatieri kick)Brown 3 pass from Luck (Vinatieri kick)FG Succop 42Fleener 12 pass from Luck (Vinatieri kick)Luck 2 fumble recovery (Vinatieri kick)FG Succop 43Hilton 64 pass from Luck (Vinatieri kick)2012BALTIMORE 24, INDIANAPOLIS 9—Joe Flaccopassed for 282 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Ravensbegan their Super Bowl march by defeating the Colts.The Ravens had a chance to score early, but Cory Redding forced Ray Rice to fumble at the Colts’ 11 andLawrence Guy recovered. Baltimore then drove 59yards, but on third-and-5 Paul Kruger sacked AndrewLuck and forced him to fumble. Pernell McPhee recovered for the Ravens. After an exchange of field goals,Jacoby Jones returned the kickoff 37 yards. Flaccocompleted a short pass to Rice, who gained 47 yards tothe Colts’ 2-yard-line to set up Vonta Leach’s touchdown run for a 10-3 lead. Luck completed a 25-yardpass to T.Y. Hilton just before halftime to set up AdamVinatieri’s 52-yard field goal as the half expired to pullthe Colts to within 10-6. In the middle of the third quarter, Flacco completed a long 46-yard pass to AnquanBoldin to set up Dennis Pitta’s 20-yard scoring catch fora 17-6 lead. The Colts responded with a 15-play scoringdrive that ended in the final minute of the third quarterwith Vinatieri’s third field goal. Joe Lefeged then forcedRice to fumble and Pat Angerer fell on the loose ball atthe Colts’ 29. Vick Ballard’s 24-yard run on the ensuingpossession put the Colts in scoring range, butVinatieri’s 40-yard field-goal attempt sailed wide rightwith 11:44 to play. Three plays later, on third-and-1,Bernard Pierce broke free for a 43-yard run to set upFlacco’s 18-yard scoring pass to Boldin with 9:14 toplay. The Colts again drove deep into Ravens’ territorybut Cary Williams intercepted Luck’s fourth-and-1 passfrom the Ravens’ 18 with 5:24 remaining to quell Baltimore’s final scoring threat. Flacco was 12 of 23 for 282yards and 2 touchdowns. Pierce carried 13 times for103 yards, and Boldin had 5 receptions for 145 yards.Kruger had 2.5 sacks for the Ravens. Luck was 28 of 54for 288 yards, with 1 interception. Reggie Wayne had 9catches for 114 yards.Indianapolis0630 — 9Baltimore01077 — 24Balt — FG Tucker 23Ind — FG Vinatieri 47Balt — Leach 2 run (Tucker kick)Ind — FG Vinatieri 52Balt — Pitta 20 pass from Flacco (Tucker kick)Ind — FG Vinatieri 26Balt — Boldin 18 pass from Flacco (Tucker kick)HOUSTON 19, CINCINNATI 13—Arian Foster rushedfor 140 yards and 1 touchdown as the Texans defeatedthe Bengals in the wild-card round of the playoffs for thesecond consecutive year. The Texans had more thantwice as many yards as the Bengals (420-198) andmaintained possession for 38 minutes, 49 seconds.The Texans had scoring drives of 65 and 60 yards totake a 6-0 lead, but Leon Hall intercepted a short passand returned it 21 yards for a touchdown to give Cincinnati a 7-6 lead in the second quarter despite not havingrun a play in Texans’ territory. On the ensuing drive Foster had three carries of at least 11 yards, with ShayneGraham capping the 76-yard drive with his third fieldgoal of the half for a 9-7 Houston halftime lead. The Texans’ defense forced another three-and-out to begin thesecond half, and Matt Schaub completed a 22-yardpass to Andre Johnson to set up Foster’s 1-yard touchdown run for a 16-7 lead. Andy Dalton responded withthe Bengals’ best drive of the game, highlighted by his45-yard pass to A.J. Green, to set up Josh Brown’s 34yard field goal. Graham’s fourth field goal was set up byJohnathan Joseph’s interception and staked the Texans to a 19-10 lead with 14:17 to play. Brandon Tate returned the ensuing kickoff 43 yards, and BenJarvusGreen Ellis gained 2 yards on fourth-and-1, en route toBrown’s 47-yard field goal with 9:03 to play to pull the8Bengals within 19-13. The Bengals’ defense forced apunt, and Dalton drove the Bengals to the Texans’ 35,but on fourth-and-11 his completed pass to MarvinJones netted just eight yards with 2:44 to play. Facedwith third-and-2 from the Texans’ 36, Schaub completed a 7-yard pass to Garrett Graham to help Houstonmaintain possession with 2:33 to play. Two plays later,Foster gained 10 yards on second-and-8 to clinch thevictory. Schaub was 29 of 38 for 262 yards, with 1 interception. Foster rushed 32 times for 140 yards. Daltonwas 14 of 30 for 127 yards, with 1 interception.Cincinnati0733 — 13Houston3673 — 19Hou — FG Graham 48Hou — FG Graham 27Cin — Hall 21 interception return (Brown kick)Hou — FG Graham 22Hou — Foster 1 run (Graham kick)Cin — FG Brown 34Hou — FG Graham 24Cin — FG Brown 472011DENVER 29, PITTSBURGH 23 (OT)—Tim Tebow completed an 80-yard touchdown pass to DemaryiusThomas on the first play of overtime as the Broncosbeat the Steelers. Pittsburgh took a 6-0 lead on two firstquarter Shaun Suisham field goals. The Broncos answered when Tebow completed a 51-yard pass toThomas on third-and-12 followed, two plays later, byEddie Royal’s 30-yard touchdown catch along the rightend-zone sideline for a 7-6 lead. The Broncos’ defenseforced a three-and-out, and Tebow connected twoplays later on a 58-yard pass to Thomas that led to an8-yard touchdown run on a quarterback draw for a 14-6advantage. Quinton Carter’s interception moments later led to a field goal, giving Denver 17 points in lessthan six minutes. The Broncos led 20-6 at halftime, butthe Steelers responded with an 11-play, 87-yard driveon their first possession of the second half, set up by a32-yard run by Isaac Redman, to pull within 20-13. Denver used more than six minutes of the clock on its nextdrive, and Matt Prater’s 35-yard field goal staked theBroncos to a 23-13 lead with 13:10 to play. The Steelers’ next drive was capped by Suisham’s third fieldgoal, and moments later Ryan Mundy forced Willis McGahee to fumble and LaMarr Woodley recovered at theSteelers’ 44. Ben Roethlisberger needed just sevenplays to tie the game, 23-23, on Jerricho Cotchery’s31-yard scoring grab deep down the middle with 3:48on the clock. Neither team threatened on its final possession of regulation, and the Broncos won the overtime toss. In the first game to use the NFL’s new rulesfor modified sudden death overtime, Suisham’s kickoffsailed into the end zone for a touchback. On the firstplay, Tebow fired a short 17-yard pass to Thomas on acrossing route. Thomas stiff-armed Ike Taylor and outran two Steelers to the end zone. The 11-second overtime was the shortest in NFL history. Tebow was 10 of21 for 316 yards and 2 touchdowns. His 31.6 yards percompletion average established an NFL postseasonrecord. Thomas had 4 catches for 204 yards. Roethlisberger was 22 of 40 for 289 yar

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